The FDA Is Not a Guarantee of Drug Safety
Many people assume that FDA approval means that a drug is safe. Unfortunately, that is not true. The Food and Drug Administration does not test anything. They get information supplied by the manufacturers and make their approval decisions based on that information.
In the case of Avandia (rosiglitazone) as with other cases, the FDA relied on information provided by the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline. The FDA simply does not have the testing facilities or the personnel to assure that every drug is properly tested for safety and effectiveness. The drugs are tested by manufacturers.
When the independent evidence against Avandia, a popular type 2 diabetes drug, became public, the FDA did request warning labels — black box warning labels that were written by GlaxoSmithKline and that did not acknowledge the full extent of the problems. In too many cases, an FDA warning is only as strong as the manufacturer wants it to be.
The only language GSK seems to fully understand is money. That is why our lawyers are building evidence for our Avandia lawsuit. If you have a client, patient or family member who has been harmed by Avandia, contact us.
